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WHO hits back at vaccine deniers

The World Health Organisation hit back on Wednesday against vaccine deniers who claim that immunisation is pointless, risky and that the body is better off fighting disease unaided. “The impact of vaccines on...

25 April, 2014

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Vaccine safety scare stalls China’s disease control

China’s health watchdog is worried that a drop in vaccination coverage driven by vaccine safety concerns will offset its achievements in limiting infectious diseases such as hepatitis B and measles. The number of...

25 April, 2014

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Virus expert says MERS infection prevention, control has “broken down” in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabian health authorities are failing to proactively contain the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), leading to increased fears of a global outbreak similar to SARS five years ago, an Australian virologist...

22 April, 2014

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Unicef, WHO to donate typhoon-resistant vaccination equipment

The United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Health Organization are set to donate typhoon-and earthquake-resistant vaccines and immunization equipment in an effort to ensure the cold chain storage management of...

8 April, 2014

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India declared polio-free, but global risks persist

The World Health Organisation declared India free of the crippling polio virus, making the country’s almost two-decade-long, multi-billion-dollar effort one of the biggest public health achievements in recent...

4 April, 2014

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Measles eliminated in four Western Pacific countries – WHO

The World Health Organization has declared the elimination of measles in four of 37 areas it covers in the Western Pacific, a region that is home to more than 1.8 billion people and includes some of the world’s poorest...

24 March, 2014

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Unicef, WHO, government reestablish national immunization program

The United Nations Children’s Fund, (Unicef), World Health Organization (WHO) and the government have joined to re-establish the national immunization program by rebuilding the cold chain infrastructure which was...

24 March, 2014

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Preparing for a dengue fever vaccine: why Brazil’s ahead of the game

Six dengue vaccine candidates are in various stages of clinical development but developing countries will not receive the benefits if planning does not start now. Dengue fever is now endemic in more than 125 countries...

17 February, 2014

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Diseases resurface with decline in vaccinations

Despite the continuing technological and scientific advances in medicine, old disease threats are starting to resurface as public health problems. Some argue that we are rapidly approaching a “post-antibiotic” era due...

17 February, 2014

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Special gene potentially responsible for Chinese fatal infections of H7N9 bird flu disease

The H7N9 strain of bird flu is continuing to spread and take the lives of Chinese citizens, despite government efforts to stem the outbreak. On Tuesday, three more people had died from the avian flu, state news...

7 February, 2014

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